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Let's get Burnt Out with Maddie Callander!

Who is Maddie?

Maddie Callander is Director of Operations at Boost VC! 

Maddie is on a mission to help women and underrepresented founders get a seat at the table in frontier tech. She is a Coalition Member for The Women in XR Fund, which is focused on funding female founders in the virtual and augmented reality space; and Chair of the Women in VR Showcase for the US National Committee for UN Women (SF Chapter).

What is feeling Burnt Out?

For Maddie, feeling burnt out means to feel completely overwhelmed - by work, by social efforts, and by life. It's all happening SO fast all around us that, sometimes, it can feel exhausting to try and keep up.

The Burnt Out Experience Maddie's Story

At work, Maddie has ENORMOUS responsibility.
(I'm not implying that the rest of us don't, but c'mon... she's pretty impressive.) 

Maddie's main issue is actually an issue that many of us have, but it seems like it shouldn't be such a big deal.

IT IS THOUGH!!

Emails are rough. Keeping on top of them, reading all of them, responding to them, taking the actions they often require, plus sorting through all the junk to find the important things.... whew! Yikes.

Dealing with emails and all the work that comes from and goes along with them can be incredibly overwhelming, no doubt.

Advice for you Get Organized.

Maddie get proactive and gets organized with how she deals with all the emails. 

Having a set process and priority schedule for your emails is incredibly helpful. It's worth it to take some time, write down how you should go about your emails, and pull that process from your notes each time you get overwhelmed. 

Self love.

You are ALLOWED to feel overwhelmed and burnt out, so make sure you honor that feeling. Don't resist or talk down to yourself when you're feeling exhausted - EVEN when you may have watched and episode or two more than you "should have" or other things you "know better than."

Go for a walk if you need. Nature is awesome and helps us breathe. 

Don't get mad. Your human. Give yourself permission to love and forgive yourself.

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What does leadership mean to you?

Empowering others
Knowing when you're wrong
Owning your vision

Who do you look up to?

Entrepreneurs
Women in Venture Capital
...and of course Opera

What is the next book we should read?

Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown

Where do we find out more about you?

Find me at Boost.VC!

Boost VC is the Virtual Reality & Blockchain accelerator and seed fund in Silicon Valley, co-founded by Adam Draper & Brayton Williams. With a portfolio of 250+ emerging tech companies, Boost VC is making Sci-Fi a reality!